Pleasant Valley High School Leo Club
Leadership. Experience. Opportunity.
Leo Club Background and History
Leo Clubs for young people are part of the Lions Clubs, who are widely known around the world for their long-standing dedication to community service. Fifty years ago, Jim Graver, who was the coach of the baseball team at Abington High School, Pennsylvania, USA and also an active Lions member wanted to start a service club for high school students. Graver discussed his ideas with the rest of the Glenside Lions Club and they seemed to agree that starting a Lions group for youth was a good idea. Finally in 1957, a charter was presented by the Glenside Lions to the Abington High School Leo Club, the first Leo Club in the world. Today, there are thousands of Leo Clubs, like ours, in over 130 different countries, united with a similar goal which is, to improve and strengthen both the local and international communities.
The name LEO Club was derived from an acronym which is also the Leo Club motto.
Leadership
Leos develop skills as organizers, time managers and motivators of their peers.
Experience
Leos learn the importance of cooperation through community service.
Opportunity
Membership provides young people with a chance to excel, to develop positive character traits, and to receive recognition for their contributions to the community.
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About Us
Leo Club Activities
1. Uniform clothing swap
2. Costume Drive
3. PetOberfest (pet supply drive for meals on wheels, local food bank, and AWSOM shelter; coupled with volunteering at AWSOM shelter)
4. Adopt a pet events and ongoing collections and volunteer hours
5. Parent Escorts during open house
6. Bake Sales where profits go to local charities
7. Coat drives
8. Candy Gram Sales to benefit local charities
9. Electronic collections via FB, twitter, and email
10. Halloween Community Night Event
11. Courtyard garden Maintenance
12. PV Bear and Leo Club Clothing sales
13. Craft fairs
14. Various fundraisers (temporary tattoos, food, candy, hats, Teacher events, and denim days)
15. Many school based events and activities… local students helping local families
16. Special Olympics food sales and participant partners
17. Volunteering for Veterans and other solider based drives
18. Volunteering with Nursing Homes
19. Food Pantries and Kitchen volunteer hours
20. Food Collection (canned goods, dry goods, and TURKEYS)
21. Breakfast with Santa
22. Multicultural literacy in the lower grades… we visit PVE and PVI and read to them and do activities, visit the bookmobile
23. Book drive to replenish bookmobile
24. Recycle for sight
25. Toys for tots
26. Autism Awareness events
27. Opportunities for artistic outlet for displays
28. Suitcases for Foster Care
29. Day trips to events and activities that are charity based
30. Events with the Lion’s Club
31. Leo Club Rallies
32. Leo Club State Band Membership
33. Leo Club Annual College Scholarship
34. International Conferences (this year it is in Germany!)
